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Loading... A Noble Radiance (1998)by Donna Leon
None. Can love be so toxic it kills the ones you love? Brunetti re-investigates the kidnapping of a young noble man after his body turns up after 2 years. Leon contrasts the relationships in Brunetti's life with the one of the young man's family to show how your life can turn on a dime and how you can't protect the ones you love against themselves. The plot is tight but is more transparent this time and the reader can see things coming quite easily. Not really a problem since it's not the who but the why that is important in this tale. (  ) writerlibrarian | Apr 5, 2013 |  The possible motive and possible killers are glaring from early in the story, but the story teller still keeps you in her grip until the end. Donna Leon can do that partially because she can blame weaknesses in the Italian system for the snail like pace for getting information about any and all things except gossip. ( ) Condorena | Apr 2, 2013 | I enjoy the Venetian mysteries featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti quite a bit. This is a decent entry in the series but not the best. That's mainly because I was only a few pages into the book...about when they first described the victim…when I figured out what was going on. That tends to lessen my enjoyment a bit. Still, it was a pleasant read and I do enjoy the way Leon doesn't always go (actually, rarely goes) for the cliché happy ending in which the villains are history. ( ) TadAD | Aug 14, 2012 | Read this book in June 2012, published 1998. Aristocratic Lorenzoni family mixed up in transport of nuclear material.Twist at the end. Excellent. (  ) reader68 | Jul 29, 2012 | I just don't get it, poorly written with a forced storyline and undeveloped characters. I kept reading in hopes that it would get better. My only thought is that since this is a recurring character, you have to start at the beginning. (  ) sunnydrk | Feb 23, 2012 | no reviews | add a review Is contained in
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